The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-01-22

had been denounced by Sir Arthur
Gait inexplicably as political mis-
sienaiy" Tonga had a man-of.war, a
respectable guuboat bought Of Eng.
land. When King George was invited
to 60 to church the chiefs were in per
plexity when they found that the pull
| pit, being ten feet high, would place
the preacher on higher level than
their king They were equal TO the
occasion, however, and next Sunday
the preacher was amazed to see another
pulpit rear itself in the church, into
which the king was conducted and
where His Majesty occupied place
foot or two higher than His Reverence.
During the Franco-Russian war King
George called his parliament together
and proclaimed the neutrality Of Tonga
The lecturer described the Ker-
mandec islands, lately annexed by
England, with their boiling mud foun-
tains, where he had found Mr.. Bell,
son of Yorkshire clergyman, living
with his wife and small family all alone.
The volcanic lakes burst up on Sunday
Island whenever Tongerera in New
Zealand is in eruption, showing prob
ability Of its having once been joined
to that country.
The Society Islands we're one Of the
finest groups in the Pacific, and Ia
hiti was queen Of the Pacific Pearl
shells we're found there in large guam
titles. Rarotonga, whence the Pacific
Navigation Company recently obtained
a fine lot Of sailors was noted for its
training school for missionaries, from
which there were ten, twelve or twenty
volunteers ready to take the place OF
Ievery missionary that died or was muir
dered in New Guinea Missionary de-
votion was here illustrated by the case
of Rev. and Mrs. Chalmers, the wife
having left her husband at his New
Guinea post while she went to Sydney
to recruit but died.
| New Caledonia, the French penal
colony, with the annoyance it causes
Australia was touched upon; also the
New Hebrides, now in dispute between
France and England, the Australians
urging the latter to resist its acquisition
by the former The division Of the
Pacific groups fer missionary purposes,
between different churches, at the sug-
gestion Of the noble Bishop Selwyn. OF
New Zealand, was alluded to; also the
pioneer work OF the London Mission
airy Society, that sent John Williams
out, together with the. Nova Scotia
Presbyterian mission, OF which John
Geddie was the first representative and
who, dying at the scene Of his labors
had the monument over his grave on
Aneiteum inscribed, "When he came
here there we're no Christians; when
he went away there were no hesthens."
Steamer routes we're pointed out,
showing that FIJI had semi-monthly
visit from Sydney, and monthly each
from Melbourne and Auckland. The
Aucklanders were determined to have
as much trade in the Pacific as posi-
bic, but it seemed to Mr.. Arundel that
the Marshall Islands trade belonged
naturally to Hawaii. A class becom-
ing very prominent in the Pacific we're
English noblemen in their yachts, and
they took a deep interest in the
islanders. Lord Pembroke said that
all the people of the South Sea Islands
we're native born ladies and gentlemen
There were also white adventures in
the islands, such as had gained for
white men in the New Hebrides term
signifying white prohlgates.
Before concluding with reference
to the partition of territory between
England and Germany in the Pacific,
Of which a full account was recently
given in the HERALD, the lecturer said:
81 do think an immense responsibility
rests upon all Of us who come to the
Pacific, whether we come for money
making or anything else, 10 throw a
high and noble influence over those
with whom we have to do. Here in
Hawaiiyou have much higher civil
ization than we have down there. But
every white man, whether English or
French, has great influence, and do
hope that your influence will be ex-
erted more wisely in the future than in
the past England has great share
Of control in the South Sea groups and
Germany is stretching out her arms"
Mr.. ], b. Atherton proposed vote
of thanks, which was conveyed to the
lecturer by the plaudits of the dispers-
ling audience.
The Best Tonic.
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